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55. K & R

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Tue Apr 28, 2015, 09:58 PM

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‘Til Death Do Us Part: Inside the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Domestic Violence Exposé [View all] niyad Apr 2015 OP

damn geek tragedy Apr 2015 #1

"I didn’t realize that women are most at risk of being killed when they try to leave" dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #2

Sad Kick, Rec and ^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #3

Truth. brer cat Apr 2015 #6

I wonder if you and I crossed paths back in the 70's HeiressofBickworth Apr 2015 #29

If you were in Seattle then, quite possibly. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #41

Yes, it was a Seattle shelter HeiressofBickworth Apr 2015 #61

My recall is spotty, I'm afraid. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #62

gee. one would think that this would matter to people. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #4

come on, it is mostly just women we are talking about here. not like we are important niyad Apr 2015 #9

we need some ASS KICKING around here. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #10

I knew there was a reason I hung on to my stilettos. niyad Apr 2015 #11

heh heh! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #12

those will probably work better. niyad Apr 2015 #13

well, I *just* put them to good use. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #15

thank you so much for that!! niyad Apr 2015 #19

well, I did my best. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #26

it is clear that your best is very good indeed. thank you for the visibility. niyad Apr 2015 #34

oh, awesome!!!! when I went to bed, it looked as if it hadn't helped. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #35

maybe we need to start looting and burning to draw attention to the issue Skittles Apr 2015 #31

I've always thought women would get taken more seriously if we acted out more. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #32

I remember what happened to the suffragists. just think what the woman-hating niyad Apr 2015 #37

word. ^ BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #39

I guess we have to keep waiting for our turn. that is what we were told during the niyad Apr 2015 #40

we have never had a female president and we are OVER HALF THE POPLATION Skittles Apr 2015 #50

and we rank way down there in the world in terms of representation of women in niyad Apr 2015 #54

I remember the Women's movement of the 70's.. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #42

agreed. but even being loud and active doesn't help if nobody knows we are being niyad Apr 2015 #44

+1 Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #49

Powerful. K&R Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #5

... brer cat Apr 2015 #7

. . . niyad Apr 2015 #8

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2015 #14

I never saw it... I'm well aware of its effect ... AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #16

sadly, all too many are. niyad Apr 2015 #17

Very true... AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #25

yep. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #36

233 views and 16 recommends....now that says alot AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #18

doesn't it just. niyad Apr 2015 #21

K&R for this important and vital topic. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #20

Kick trumad Apr 2015 #22

kick and rec! nt steve2470 Apr 2015 #23

K&R. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #24

the only bill that got passed was for protection of the pets left in the hands of abusers Kali Apr 2015 #27

Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Apr 2015 #28

K & R nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #30

KnR. bemildred Apr 2015 #33

. . . niyad Apr 2015 #38

I'm only on the fourth part but can't hold back recommending this riderinthestorm Apr 2015 #43

you are most welcome. niyad Apr 2015 #45

I started reading it yesterday and it's obvious why it won the Pulitzer riderinthestorm Apr 2015 #46

not an SC resident, just a woman working in this field for many, many years. niyad Apr 2015 #47

kick. where are our allies? shouldn't there be more people around here who care BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #48

I know you have noticed how little response women's issues get, everywhere, even on niyad Apr 2015 #51

well, to be fair, we do get tons of loyal allies BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #57

must have missed those. niyad Apr 2015 #58

you didn't miss much BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #60

737 views - 41 recs. AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #52

it is a depressing commentary on just how unimportant women's lives are, even on a niyad Apr 2015 #56

Because those that believe it's so easy to walk away AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #53

K & R freepotter Apr 2015 #59

K & R historylovr Apr 2015 #55

. . . niyad Apr 2015 #63